Board alterations, freight-elevator logistics, pre-war galleys, and Soho loft millwork — everything a Manhattan homeowner needs before the demo hammer swings in 2026.
We build every cabinet at our vetted suppliers and install across Manhattan from the Battery to Inwood. Here's how a specialist millwork shop navigates the borough's peculiar rules.
$65,000 – $95,000
UES/UWS classic six/seven galley. Slim-shaker painted, quartz counters, integrated panels.
$95,000 – $140,000
Chelsea/Tribeca open kitchen. Flat-panel walnut or two-tone, waterfall island, luxury appliance package.
$140,000 – $280,000+
Soho/West Village. Full-height pantry walls, dual islands, integrated Sub-Zero/Wolf/Miele, custom stone.
All-in ranges (cabinets + counters + appliances + labor + permits + board fees). Cabinetry alone is $350/lf for a full kitchen at our shop — the rest of the budget is trades, stone, and appliances.
Every Manhattan install routes from our vetted suppliers — same cabinets, same install crew, same finish samples you'd see in Brooklyn or Staten Island.
Full-gut Manhattan kitchens run $65,000–$180,000+ all-in (cabinets, counters, appliances, labor, permits, board fees). Custom cabinetry alone is $350/linear foot for a full kitchen — a typical 14–20 lf Manhattan galley or U-shape lands at $5,000–$7,000 for boxes, plus counters, appliances, and Local Law 11 / co-op contingencies.
Almost always. Every Manhattan co-op requires an executed Alteration Agreement before demo. The board reviews plans, insurance certificates, contractor licenses, and often the finish schedule. Budget 4–8 weeks for board review before any work starts. Condos are lighter — usually just an alteration application and COI. We ship cabinets on the board's approved schedule so nothing sits in the freight elevator staging area.
Freight elevator only, reserved through the building manager. Standard windows are 9am–4pm weekdays, often with a same-day install requirement. Our suppliers build to our specifications, we pad-wrap each cabinet, and stage the truck for the exact freight slot. Doorman buildings on the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Midtown all follow this pattern. Walk-up brownstones in the West Village or Harlem swap the elevator problem for a stairwell one — narrower cabinets, split deliveries.
Two dominant patterns: (1) tight Upper East Side / Upper West Side pre-war galleys where slim-shaker or slab doors in painted whites and warm woods maximize a 10-foot run, and (2) Soho / Tribeca / Chelsea lofts with 12-ft ceilings that call for oversized flat-panel millwork, full-height pantries, and integrated appliance panels. Both use the same Tafisa, Shinnoki, Egger, and painted-MDF finishes — the door style shifts with the ceiling height.
6–14 weeks from board approval to final punch-list. Cabinets are milled by our suppliers to spec during the 4-week board-review window so they land the week demo finishes. Countertops template the day cabinets install, add 2–3 weeks for stone fabrication. Appliance integration, backsplash, and paint close out the last 2–4 weeks. Buildings with strict work-hour restrictions (some Fifth Avenue co-ops cap noise to 9am–4pm) can add a week.
Standard alteration package: signed Alteration Agreement, contractor's COI naming the corporation and managing agent, licensed plumber/electrician letters if trades are involved, DOB permits for anything structural or mechanical, and a scope of work with drawings. Cabinet-and-counter swaps without moving plumbing, gas, or walls skip DOB but still need the board's alteration sign-off in most buildings.
Yes. Pre-war Upper West Side and Upper East Side apartments often keep original crown, base, and picture-rail molding. We match cabinet stiles, rails, and door proportions so new millwork reads as period-appropriate — beaded inset for classic pre-war, flat-panel for post-war and loft, slim-shaker as the modern compromise. Bring a photo of an existing built-in and we'll match profile and finish.
Yes — Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Harlem, Morningside Heights, Midtown East/West, Murray Hill, Chelsea, Flatiron, Gramercy, West Village, Greenwich Village, East Village, Soho, Nolita, Tribeca, Financial District, Battery Park City, Washington Heights, Inwood, and Roosevelt Island. Delivery routing shifts by neighborhood but the shop and install crew are the same.
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Green Cabinets NY is an appointment-based custom cabinetry service — there is no walk-in location. We bring finish and door samples to your home for measuring and selection anywhere in Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens, then handle delivery and installation on site.
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